As far as the NDIS and the cost blowout is concerned I believe they actually asked the non contributing (non taxpaying) recipients and their public funded carers of the scheme what they would like from the scheme.
No wonder the costs blow out.
When you are playing with other peoples money the sky is the limit.
By the way where does Insurance come into the NDIS? I thought you had to pay a premium, at least I do, for an insurance policy.

Dear Chris,

This may help:

http://theconversation.com/the-ndis-is-worth-the-investment-heres-why-6685

To anyone with half a brain the figures for NSW alone do not add up to reality.
Example
Quote "It will make an additional 50,000 people with disabilities and their families eligible for support, creating up to 25,000 jobs in the disability sector."

That is just like adding 25,000 unproductive public servants that do not generate 1cent to the economy, WHO PAYS the taxpayer.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/19931310/nsw-parliament-passes-bill-enabling-ndis/

Dear Philip S.,

If you Google - "NDIS explained"
you'll come across quite a few websites that will
clarify a few things.

Quoting from just one:

"What wee do know currently is that the NDIS will have
individualised funding packages based on a client's level
of need. The person with the disability, together with
their family and carers will be able to choose where they
spend their entitlement, meaning that service providers
will no longer receive block funding from the government,
but will instead compete for a client's funds.

Theoretically this should increase efficiency and give the
client choice. Those navigating the current system complain
that difficulties faced by disabled people and their carers
are often compounded by a complex and inefficient
disability bureaucracy. They believe that self-determination
afforded by the NDIS will help people with a disability gain
a sense of independence and dignity."

Remember a society is judged by the way it handles its most
vunerable.

Hasbeen has the thought ever crossed your mind ones self confidence about their opinions can be wrong, totally so?
How do we account for 40% of this country thinking differently.
Is it wise to claim they are always wrong?

Foxy - Firstly the thing has already blown out by 30%.

Working on the N.S.W ratio of 2 disabled people to 1 carer therefore the 460,000 that the scheme will cover will need in the order of 230,000 unproductive people. Please explain where the money is going to come from? The future will say if I am right or wrong.

As for "increased efficiency" is that before or after the con artists work out how to rort the scheme?

To Quote you "a society is judged by the way it handles its most
vulnerable." Please explain why we have tens of thousands homeless BUT not 1 homeless refugee?